tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8021786149104949430.post4562611947146027149..comments2022-08-25T03:03:17.971-07:00Comments on The Young Person's Guide...: What has become of classical music?nsummerleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14036937072405556430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8021786149104949430.post-45179273096483165702012-05-25T13:25:17.944-07:002012-05-25T13:25:17.944-07:00I really enjoyed watching this. I love the way he ...I really enjoyed watching this. I love the way he presents this view.nsummerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036937072405556430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8021786149104949430.post-74699994853397861122012-05-25T12:34:07.723-07:002012-05-25T12:34:07.723-07:00I agree wholeheartedly. This is, I think, despite ...I agree wholeheartedly. This is, I think, despite some rather odd bits, relevant: <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkZVcwPCKsMmja2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05586858016517641751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8021786149104949430.post-32683943062282173192012-04-04T16:59:05.372-07:002012-04-04T16:59:05.372-07:00Attagirl! I'm not sure what the reason is. But...Attagirl! I'm not sure what the reason is. But I sometimes wonder whether we, as a society, are becoming less capable of assimilating complex material, whether it is literature or music. Would any of your contemporaries voluntarily read Dickens? And yet Dickens had a huge fanbase when he was alive - his fans used to wait outside his hotel, or try to peer in at the window to see him, in the way that fans try to catch a glimpse of superstars today.<br />I like lots of modern popular music, but I also find some of it mind-numbingly boring. There's no harmonic texture, or even a cross-rhythm to alleviate the tedium.Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.com